Fatal HGV crush accident costs firm £212k
A commercial vehicle firm has been told to pay £212,500, after one of its workers was killed by a slow-moving heavy goods vehicle (HGV).
Archives for November 23, 2015
Food manufacturing to play key role in Morrisons’ revival
Food manufacturing’s key contribution to Morrisons’ recovery was again highlighted by leading City analyst Shore Capital, following a meeting with the troubled retailer.
Food Manufacture Excellence Awards
Coca-Cola Enterprises unscrews drinks Oscar
Beverage giant Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has won the Beverage manufacturing company of the year in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).
Premier Foods recovery strategy ‘starts working’
Premier Foods’s recovery strategy is “starting to bear fruit”, according to City analyst Investec, after the manufacturer posted its first quarterly branded sales rise in two years last week.
Flames destroy warehouse at food processing plant
A huge fire destroyed a warehouse at a food processing plant after an electrical fault last week.
Bakkavor creates 160 cream cake jobs
Bakkavor has created 160 jobs at its Newark desserts business in a bid to meet increased demand.
Small suppliers ‘main casualties’ of price war
The supermarket price war has hit small food manufacturers hardest, squeezing profit margins by more than a third, according to law firm EMW.
The path back to value in prepared meals
Category commoditisation destroys value, yet in many grocery categories, the dynamic seems entrenched and value chain participants are either perplexed or defeatist. But some manufacturers and retailers in the frozen ready meals category (FRM) are...
Genius snaps up Chapel Foods in £3.5M deal
Gluten-free bakery company Genius Foods has announced the acquisition of frozen pie maker Chapel Foods in a £3.5M deal.
Autumn spending review
Government to clarify apprentice plan in spending review
The government will clarify exactly how it plans to reach its target of 3M more apprentices during the lifetime of this parliament in Chancellor George Osborne’s autumn spending review on Wednesday (November 25), according to business secretary Sajid Javid.